USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)

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USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) underway in the Gulf of Mexico, in 2019 (190210-N-NC292-1000).JPG
USS Cincinnati in the Gulf of Mexico on 10 February 2019
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameCincinnati
Namesake Cincinnati
Awarded29 December 2010 [1]
Builder Austal USA [1]
Laid down10 April 2017 [2]
Launched22 May 2018
Sponsored by Penny Pritzker
Christened6 May 2018 [3]
Acquired21 June 2019 [4]
Commissioned5 October 2019 [5]
Homeport San Diego
Identification
MottoStrength in Unity
StatusActive
Badge USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) Crest.png
General characteristics
Class and type Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight
Length127.4 m (418 ft)
Beam31.6 m (104 ft)
Draft14 ft (4.27 m)
Propulsion2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)+, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range4,300 nautical miles (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+
Capacity210 tonnes
Complement40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
  • Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
  • AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried2× MH-60R/S Seahawks

USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. [1] She is the fifth ship to be named after Cincinnati, Ohio. [6]

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Design

In 2002, the United States Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships. [7] The Navy initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics, which became known as the Independence-class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class, USS Independence. [7] Even-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional monohull Freedom-class littoral combat ship. [7] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Independence-class design. [7] On 29 December 2010, the Navy announced that it was awarding Austal USA a contract to build ten additional Independence-class littoral combat ships. [8] [9] Cincinnati has a crew of up to 40 sailors and can hold two MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters. [10]

Construction and career

Cincinnati was christened on 7 May 2018 by former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker [11] and commissioned on 5 October 2019. [5] She has been assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One. [12] Cincinnati is currently stationed in San Diego, CA. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cincinnati (LCS-20)". Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Austal hosts christening for LCS 20" (Press release). Austal. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)" (Press release). NAVSEA. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship - USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 October 2019. NNS191008-09. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Secretary of the Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS". US Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Special from Navy Office of Information (29 December 2010). "Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS101229-09. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Osborn, Kris (27 June 2014). "Navy Engineers LCS Changes". www.dodbuzz.com. Monster. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Navy launches ninth Independence class combat ship the USS Cincinnati". War Is Boring. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ↑ LaPorta, James (7 May 2018). "Littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati christened by Navy". UPI. Cincinnati councilman and former member of the U.S. Congress, David Mann, spoke at the christening, and former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker served as the ship's sponsor. Pritzker broke a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow in keeping with time-honored Navy traditions.
  12. ↑ "LCS Squadron 1". public.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)". www.surfpac.navy.mil. Retrieved 25 July 2023.


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